Elsewhere:FB.com/caseydukes@caseydukesOur Little HomeTumblr (3.0; @caseydukes)http://blog.caseydukes.com/<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvfr7pTuDK1qz5qu4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I had a fun opportunity a few months ago. The <a href="http://ctpub.com">company</a> I used to work for (and still freelance with), asked if I would model some hats for an upcoming book. I just noticed that it’s online for pre-order on Amazon so I figured it was time to let folks know about it. I was pretty nervous at first, but it was fun spending those hours with friends, and I think the photos turned out pretty well. (There is the cutest red cloche that I can’t wait to see when I get my copy!)</p> <p>So there you have it. My face is immortalized in print. I will never be able to be a secret CIA agent now.</p>http://blog.caseydukes.com/post/13507051230http://blog.caseydukes.com/post/13507051230Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:55:00 -0800bookhatmodeling<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltw8zpbN7Z1qzleu4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://awesomepeoplehangingouttogether.tumblr.com/post/12472761230/mick-jagger-and-andy-warhol-corresponding" class="tumblr_blog">awesomepeoplehangingouttogether</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Mick Jagger and Andy Warhol corresponding</p></blockquote>http://blog.caseydukes.com/post/12474536406http://blog.caseydukes.com/post/12474536406Mon, 07 Nov 2011 10:37:00 -0800<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltefogiLQu1qhiczbo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltefogiLQu1qhiczbo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltefogiLQu1qhiczbo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltefogiLQu1qhiczbo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltefogiLQu1qhiczbo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltefogiLQu1qhiczbo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltefogiLQu1qhiczbo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://thedisnerd.tumblr.com/post/11722989009" class="tumblr_blog">thedisnerd</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><strong>Happy 100th birthday Mary Blair!!!</strong></p> <p>Mary Blair (<em>October 21, 1911 - July 26, 1978</em>), born Mary Robinson, was an American artist who was prominent in producing art and animation for The Walt Disney Company, drawing concept art for such films as Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, Song of the South and Cinderella.</p></blockquote> <p>She’s my hero.</p>http://blog.caseydukes.com/post/11740411214http://blog.caseydukes.com/post/11740411214Fri, 21 Oct 2011 12:20:41 -0700<p>I’m what you might call an early adopter. I like to join sites and services when they’re still in beta, before they get big. I like to see how these companies grow and develop. Being the nerd that I am, I like being able to brag that I joined <a href="http://flickr.com">Flickr</a> when it was new and cool and before they were bought by Yahoo. I joined <a href="http://twitter.com">Twitter</a> in 2006 before @replies and hashtags and trends and celebrities. I was the <a href="http://gowalla.com/users/62">62nd person</a> to sign up for <a href="http://gowalla.com">Gowalla</a>. It’s a stupid thing to be proud of, I know, but I’m actually going somewhere with this, I promise!</p> <!-- more --> <p>With all the various social sites/services I contribute to (Tumblr, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.), I feel like my online “voice” is fragmented because I spread out information over so many different media. The easy fix for a lot of people is to connect all their accounts together so no one misses anything, but this leads to redundancy if you have followers/friends that overlap. Most of my Twitter friends are also my Instagram friends, for instance, so I don’t want to bug them TWICE about the crappy picture I just took, ya know?</p> <p>I like things nice and tidy and organized, and this has frustrated me for a long time, so I’ve been crafting a solution for myself: <i>designating specific content to specific sites/services.</i></p> <h2>Personal Stuff</h2> <p>Now that the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/about/timeline">new Facebook Timeline</a> actually archives past information, I’m going to keep personal life things there. I’ve made <a href="http://www.facebook.com/caseydukes">my page</a> public by default and am allowing subscribers. We’ve all learned it’s pretty useless trying to get family members to “follow” you in any way outside Facebook, so I’m not going to fight it. (I’ll be using “friends-only” filters for private posts if necessary, but I’m generally of the mind-set that you shouldn’t share anything online unless you’re ok with the entire world seeing it.)</p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ls8wywDoR61qz5qu4.png"/></p> <h2>Professional Stuff</h2> <p>Ok, so here’s the thing. I do contracted design work with regular clients, but I’ve started to do more outside projects. The current <a href="http://caseydukes.com">caseydukes.com</a> was done in a day and needs a proper redesign. I’ll be turning this Tumblr blog (<a href="http://blog.caseydukes.com">blog.caseydukes.com</a>) into a more professional, work-related blog.</p> <h2>Content Sharing</h2> <p>I’m going to be using <a href="http://pinterest.com/caseydukes/">my Pinterest</a> for sharing pretty photos with others. For content that I want to save for myself, I’m using <a href="http://gimmebar.com/user/caseydukes">Gimme Bar</a>. (It’s super awesome, but it’s in closed beta right now, sorry.)</p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ls8wy4xau81qz5qu4.png"/></p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ls8wyetzUy1qz5qu4.png"/></p> <h2>Special Interest Blogging</h2> <p>I have a lot of interests, and I think that’s what makes it so hard to organize all the things I want to talk about. Most bloggers have categories for the different topics they cover (fashion, home, cooking, personal, etc). I like blogging about thrifting and decorating my home, but not everybody wants to read that, so I’ve got a <a href="http://ourlittlehome.tumblr.com/">separate Tumblr blog</a> just for those things. If you want to follow it, you can, but if you’re following my main blog (this one), you don’t have to. It’s Internet magic!</p> <p>I have a <a href="http://dammitjimshop.tumblr.com/">Tumblr</a> for my <a href="http://dammitjim.etsy.com">etsy shop</a>. Jason and I have a shared one for travel called <a href="http://blog.dukesanddukes.tv/">The Amazing Adventures of Dukes & Dukes</a>. It may seem a little nuts to have so many blogs, but it’s no extra work on my end, and I like letting friends choose what topics to subscribe to.</p> <hr><p>Disclaimer: By no means do I consider myself a great contributor to the Internets. I have been blogging [very] sporadically since 2003, and although I have made some great online friends, I’m a shy one, and the purpose of this post is not to get more followers. I simply aspire for more focus in my life, personally and professionally. I hope my strategy encourages those who also struggle with defining their online voice.</p>http://blog.caseydukes.com/post/10773728264http://blog.caseydukes.com/post/10773728264Wed, 28 Sep 2011 12:09:00 -0700<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpzuvgnDls1qhy6c9o1_400.gif"/><br/><br/><p>My last two posts were cat-related, so let’s make it a perfect three before I get back to regular blogging.</p>http://blog.caseydukes.com/post/10000891999http://blog.caseydukes.com/post/10000891999Fri, 09 Sep 2011 11:30:16 -0700cats<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqnjvdjwmA1qz5qu4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Hoping my East Cost friends are staying dry!</p>http://blog.caseydukes.com/post/9511335665http://blog.caseydukes.com/post/9511335665Sun, 28 Aug 2011 12:09:00 -0700cats<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpsy9zM9iG1qz5qu4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://blog.caseydukes.com/post/8813554321http://blog.caseydukes.com/post/8813554321Thu, 11 Aug 2011 23:34:00 -0700cats<a href="http://pinterest.com/caseydukes/">http://pinterest.com/caseydukes/</a>: <p>I did this horrible thing and joined <a href="http://pinterest.com/">pinterest</a>, and now I don’t have a life anymore.</p>http://blog.caseydukes.com/post/8432879830http://blog.caseydukes.com/post/8432879830Wed, 03 Aug 2011 10:18:02 -0700<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lox428PSf61qz5qu4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Happy birthday, dad!</p> <p>(circa 1977)</p>http://blog.caseydukes.com/post/8067091489http://blog.caseydukes.com/post/8067091489Mon, 25 Jul 2011 18:56:32 -0700dadfamily1970s<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/25442535?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.dkngstudios.com/">DKNG</a> documented the entire process of creating a Black Keys poster.</p>http://blog.caseydukes.com/post/7933193359http://blog.caseydukes.com/post/7933193359Fri, 22 Jul 2011 10:25:01 -0700musicpostergraphic designscreenprintingIllustratorillustrationThe Black Keysvideovimeoprocess<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnsb79v7Ts1qz5qu4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This month’s 3D calendar from the Curiosity Group is way cute! (Download <a href="http://curiositygroup.com/calendarofthemonth/">here</a>.)</p>http://blog.caseydukes.com/post/7210813098http://blog.caseydukes.com/post/7210813098Sun, 03 Jul 2011 18:09:10 -0700calendarcampingdownloaddesignsummerJuly<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnmux8FGg41qz5qu4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Making me happy: <i><a href="http://www.npr.org/2011/06/21/137220161/first-listen-rave-on-buddy-holly">Rave On Buddy Holly</a></i> released on Tuesday. It is full of great covers by people like The Black Keys, She & Him, Cee Lo Green, Paul McCartney…probably my musical highlight of the month.</p> <p>Photo via <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/buddy-holly--unseen-images-of-the-rock-n-roll-icon-1521493.html?action=Gallery&ino=2">The Independent</a></p>http://blog.caseydukes.com/post/7120799500http://blog.caseydukes.com/post/7120799500Fri, 01 Jul 2011 08:01:06 -0700whatsmakingmehappythisweekmusicbuddy holly<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmpr5qD3aY1qz5qu4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Making me happy: Visiting my family in Northern California for the weekend. (photo by me of my nephews)</p>http://blog.caseydukes.com/post/6480156167http://blog.caseydukes.com/post/6480156167Sun, 12 Jun 2011 22:27:26 -0700whatsmakingmehappythisweekfamily<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmdqm2eLL31qz5qu4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>We had a crazy wedding weekend at my in-law’s house. It was beautiful and vibrant, and my extended family has just doubled (at <i>least</i>, though it’s probably quadrupled). It was one of the highlights of my life.</p>http://blog.caseydukes.com/post/6253643179http://blog.caseydukes.com/post/6253643179Mon, 06 Jun 2011 10:44:27 -0700lifefamily<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lm86zo9MRE1qz5qu4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Making Me Happy: Building a photobooth with Mr. Dukes for his step-brother’s wedding tomorrow. I was mostly just there for moral and structural support (we need to buy clamps at some point). I also made rad wayfinding signs.</p>http://blog.caseydukes.com/post/6146994913http://blog.caseydukes.com/post/6146994913Fri, 03 Jun 2011 10:52:00 -0700whatsmakingmehappythisweekdiyprojectsphotoboothletteringtypography<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_llnnikOj1v1qjxtdjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>One of my favorite <a href="http://www.imagineeringdisney.com/">blogs</a> has now extended to Tumblr. This makes me very happy.</p>http://blog.caseydukes.com/post/5804831817http://blog.caseydukes.com/post/5804831817Tue, 24 May 2011 11:00:22 -0700Imagineering DisneyDisneyillustrationhulatiki<h3>Familyness</h3> <p>The last couple weekends have been spent up in LA with my inlaws as we prepare and party for the upcoming nuptials of my brother-in-law and his awesome lady. I married into a great family, and I love that we’re getting bigger.</p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lliq1nWWQN1qz5qu4.jpg"/>Here’s most of us, Christmas 2009</p> <h3>Getting my business stuff together</h3> <p>My seller’s permit came in the mail this week for my soon-to-launch <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/dammitjim">etsy shop</a>. Next week I’m going to city hall to get my business license. I’ve been wanting to sell my handmade things for so long, and having all this legal stuff in order means it’s actually happening. It’s terrifying, but mostly exciting.</p> <h3>Parks and Recreation</h3> <p>This is probably obvious if you’ve seen my last two posts. I watched the pilot forever ago, but didn’t commit…which is fine because Seasons One and Two are on <a href="http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Parks-and-Recreation/70143842">Netflix Instant</a>! The first few episodes of <a href="http://www.nbc.com/parks-and-recreation/">Season Three</a> aren’t online anymore so other than that, I am all caught up. Seriously, the show is addicting. It has all the humor of early [American] The Office but with generous doses of sweetness. And, of course, Ron Swanson (best TV character ever). This show is so quotable it kills me. </p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_llip0nPhg11qz5qu4.jpg"/>Photo via <a href="http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/parks-recreation/photos/296793#709352">tvguide.com</a></p>http://blog.caseydukes.com/post/5680121227http://blog.caseydukes.com/post/5680121227Fri, 20 May 2011 16:54:00 -0700whatsmakingmehappythisweekfamilyParks and Recreationetsy<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ll49mmF5TV1qe4v8ao1_400.gif"/><br/><br/><p>Happy Friday!</p>http://blog.caseydukes.com/post/5450547554http://blog.caseydukes.com/post/5450547554Fri, 13 May 2011 07:38:45 -0700Ron SwansonSnakejuiceParks and Recreation<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lkw3v08hAG1qz5qu4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Me and Mom, 1983.</p>http://blog.caseydukes.com/post/5311200471http://blog.caseydukes.com/post/5311200471Sun, 08 May 2011 11:40:12 -0700holidays1980s<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/2HspdHXhDUY?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Skumps! </p> <p>(from Disney’s <i>Sleeping Beauty</i>)</p>http://blog.caseydukes.com/post/5170131380http://blog.caseydukes.com/post/5170131380Tue, 03 May 2011 14:35:52 -0700DisneySleeping BeautyvideoYouTubeskumpswine